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Research-led Africa musical geography and article revision; existing recording sections and native bindings preserved.

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== Summary ==

Malagasy central-highland performance combining multipart song, instrumental playing, dance and kabary oratory in community/troupe presentation. <ref name="africa2026-mg-hiragasy-mcm">[https://www.maisondesculturesdumonde.org/nos-actions/production-et-ingenierie/hira-gasy Le hira gasy, l’opéra des champs — Maison des Cultures du Monde]. Access note: Full relevant description read.</ref> <ref name="africa2026-mg-hiragasy-unesco">[https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/hiragasy-a-performing-art-of-the-central-highlands-of-madagascar-01740 Hiragasy — heritage record01740,2023]. Access note: Indexed descriptive record checked; detailed nomination pending.</ref> <ref name="africa2026-mg-hiragasy-local">[https://antsirabe-tourisme.com/hiragasy.php Le Hira Gasy — Christiane Ramanantsoa, Antsirabe cultural description]. Access note: Relevant text read.</ref>

== Contemporary and trending ==

Community troupes, public competitions and celebrations connect rural work calendars with urban audiences. The 2023 heritage inscription recognizes a living performance institution rather than a national listening rank. <ref name="africa2026-mg-hiragasy-unesco" /> <ref name="africa2026-mg-hiragasy-local" />

== History ==

Hiragasy developed through changing highland social and political settings. Competing early origin accounts should remain attributed; later instrumental and public transformations are part of its history. <ref name="africa2026-mg-hiragasy-mcm" />

== Musical characteristics ==

Multipart singing, instrumental ensemble, dance and kabary oratory form an extended performance. Speech and musical interaction address a gathered public; an isolated song represents only part of the event. <ref name="africa2026-mg-hiragasy-mcm" />

== Geography and communities ==

Central highlands and connected village–Antananarivo performance circuits. Regional celebrations, public competitions and specific national/diaspora cultural contexts. <ref name="africa2026-mg-hiragasy-mcm" /> <ref name="africa2026-mg-hiragasy-unesco" /> <ref name="africa2026-mg-hiragasy-local" />

== Artists ==

Troupe leaders, singers, instrumentalists, dancers and orators work collectively. Their village–Antananarivo connections are essential to understanding performance beyond a list of urban solo artists. <ref name="africa2026-mg-hiragasy-local" />

== Representative performances ==

No recordings have been curated for this entry.

== Related genres ==

[[Bà gasy]] shares highland cultural histories but a different song and compositional practice. [[Salegy]] has a northern popular-dance foundation rather than Hiragasy’s institutional form. <ref name="africa2026-mg-philharmonie">[https://pad.philharmoniedeparis.fr/download.ashx?id=CMTN20020517105257&typedoc=CMTN Musiques de Madagascar — Philharmonie/Cité de la Musique,2002]. Access note: Relevant genre/geographic glossary and descriptions read; media excluded.</ref>

=== References and further reading ===
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== Hotspot mushrooms ==

Central highlands and connected village–Antananarivo performance circuits. Regional celebrations, public competitions and specific national/diaspora cultural contexts. Fields distinguish the community heartland from specifically documented wider use; political borders and population totals do not determine intensity.

The fields express editorial judgments about relative musical affinity and reach, not measured audience shares. Radius is the zero edge of a linear fade; same-genre overlaps combine by maximum.

{| class="wikitable muglobe-hotspots"
|+ MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms
! ID !! Location !! Latitude !! Longitude !! Radius (km) !! Strength !! Notes
|-
| hiragasy-highlands || Central Malagasy highland village–town circuits || -19.3 || 47.1 || 350 || 0.76 || Substantial social/performing institution; a heritage designation is not a national listening rank.
|}

Hiragasy - Revision history

Edb: Expand the comprehensive music catalogue with reviewed distinct performances; prioritize recent discovery, retain good older music and preserve existing prose, recordings and fields.

Edb: Research-led Africa musical geography and article revision; existing recording sections and native bindings preserved.